New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-06
THE GOVERNMENT DEFEAT.
v.RIousLY EXPLAINED BY TORIES AND
HOME RULERS.

HOME RULERS.
r,cpcu,I,s vIEws-rHE FARMERS DIS
~,ourn-wn GLADSTONE ExULTANT-PEh-
go, Attacks ALL ALONG THE LINE-No
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IoNDoN. July 5.-The Spalding election mas
croduced an extraordinary change in the pohucai
situation or in mems opinions about IT, uiao-
stonians and Unionists alike had come 70 oeheve
the tide was running against Home knie III 'ho
country. Few vcntured to predict LioerM VIZ
tory in Lincolnshire Nobody dreamed OF ma
,ority approaching 500. The exultatlon on one
side and depression on the other are perhaps "u'
proportion to the real Importance Oh inc in0.
aent. It is an axiom in English po'itics Ina'
nothing is so misleading as bye election
Lord Randolph Churchill was the first Tory
vbo spoke after the result was known, ana Loru
Randolph Churchill did not seem precisely sorry
for this calamity to his party. Read between the
lines his speech means II am out OF the 0ov-
srnment Nobody in the Government Is In touch
with the Democracy Hence your defeat. lhere
Is something in this view. Hardly any other MIL
ister has the ear of the people or seems 10 care
mucb about what interests them. L asked
Minister what the real secret of the Tory deiea'
st Spalling was. He answered None vi u'
know but my belief is we owe 1t to the farmers
They have for years been hearing from ME- James
yowther and other politicians OF his stamp th"V
the Tories would put duty on corn when 'n.y
rot a chance. When Mr.. Tryon went down the
FIRST thing he told them was that neither they
nor their children would ever see food take"
scain. This disguised them. Their abstention
accounts for the falling of of Tory votes. Iher
foi,ure TO nut pressure on the farm laborers
accounts for the increased Gladstonian vote. Inc
laborers are Radical il left TO themselves bu.
Home Rule? 1t had little to do with the result
except that the Irish worked hard for Mr. ste"-
art and they are good workers..
Mr. Gladstone however thinks Home kuie h''o
n vast deal to do with the result lbs speech az
the Pease dinner on Saturday is In tone oi
triumph. II is notable, moreover, as the nrsV
speecb in which Mr. Gladstone has attacked Lord
Harrington without gloves lie finds lord hhrV
tprtons prestige in the country too damaging
rr;apds te,I him he himself has contributed to It,
He intends to contribute no more. So with some
civlities he denounces him a man who never
knew his own mind on the Irish question lt is'
furthermore. the speech of q leader who has at
last reluctantly made up his mind that what Mr.
chamberlain told him is true, that the cleavage
of the Liberal party is complete and irremedlaDie
He seems disposed to retract some OF the cohces-
sions already made both to the 'nonists ana
Radicals and to cling to his own original scheme
even to exclude the irish from Westminster.
Personal hostilties have broken cut afresh an
along the line. Mr.. GOschen and Sir "iibam
Aarcourt exchanged broadsidcs last night In the
House of Commons. Mr.. Goschen began WIN inc
accusation against his former colleagues OF con-
niyinp at and promoting obstruction. Sir Wil'iam
Harcourt retorted that MIR. Goschen was deserter
who they would take care should never come back
as a spy. Lord Harrington means to take an
early opportunity to reply TO Mr.. Gladstone
Ibe course of events in Parliament promises TO
be very different from what 1t would have been
had Spa,ding gone Tory. The Minister'S how
ever, still believe they can finish up business
before the end Of August Mr.. Gladstone declined
to oppose their request for further demands on the
time of the House. nor will obstruction be resumed
II he can prevent it.
The concluding ceremonies Of the Jubilee show
no falling Off. The Volunteer review, consisting
Of march past eQueen at buckingham Palace'
was heralded by the usual crOaklngs. IL was I'M
possible said the Regulars to take the Volunteers
by under such difficulties Of ground without utter
confusion There was great delay, but 20,0oo
troops went past the saluting point in eighty
minutes without hitch a mistake.
Laying the corner stone yesterday Of the Inn
perial Institute was q fine performance. This
some London papers admit. though the press was
badly placed, and naturally complains. Nor is
the imperial institute popular Nevertheless yes
terday proved one Of the great successes OF the
jubilee.
The American Minister and Mrs Phelps wei
coined great numbers Of their compatriOts in
Lowndes square on the Fourth Of July The
house was adorned outside with the American
Tag Lowndes Square was filled all the afternoon
with carriages Most of the Americans in London
were present, and the whole stan OF the Legation
was on duty. Two floors Of the house were
thronged with guests, and the afternoon tea pro-
vided for them might have been called supper.
MIR Liaine stad a long time surrounded by
numbers Of people,
There were grieved absentees. Mr. Richard NJ.
walters was one lie presented himself at the
door Of the Legation as a representative American
and complained that no invitation had Teen sent to
him, though he was here on an international mis-
sion to present The World testimonial TO Mr..
Gladstone IL was explained to Mr. Walters that
he would have been invited joyfuily had ho
called But he had not. So neither he nor his
address was known at the Legation.
Mr. Giligs Grosvenor Gallery party in the
evening was, l am told large and miscellaneous
Mr. Phelps and Mr.. Llaine good naturedly went.
acting on the theory that any gathering OF Ameri-
cans on Independence Day ought to be encouraged
by their presence. Both spoke briefly Many be-
sides Americans however. were present Invita-
tions appear to have been issued to considerable
portion of the English Peerage, the House OF
Commons and other Official bodies. Some OF them
went 1t is an era of good feeling The pro-
ceedings are briefly reported in today's papers.
A summary Of Mr. Llaine's speech is given with
the explanation to the bewildered English public
that he had been the Republican candidate for